Flights

You Can Now Island Hop Around the Caribbean From Barbados, With Flights to 5 Different Destinations

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Barbados has always functioned as a gateway. You feel it the moment you arrive at Grantley Adams International Airport — a steady flow of regional flights, short hops, and connections that stitch together a wide sweep of the Caribbean basin. Now, interCaribbean Airways is expanding that role with a set of new and strengthened routes […]

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A New Hotel Just Opened in Havana, Cuba

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The first new hotel to debut in Cuba since the pandemic has opened its doors in Havana.  Southeast Asian firm Archipelago has debuted its new property on the island, the Grand Aston La Habana Hotel.  The 600-room sky rise is set in the heart of Havana’s Vedado neighborhood on the edge of the storied Malecon.  […]

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The Best Rum Bar in Jamaica

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For centuries, Jamaica’s finest aged rums have long found immense popularity among connoisseurs around the world.  But for travelers to the island, finding them all in once place hasn’t always been easy.  For the best expressions from storied marques like Appleton to companies like Hampden and Worthy Park, both of which have seen a renaissance […]

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Caribbean Airlines Just Launched a New Route to Guyana

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Caribbean Airlines has launched the company’s newest route, a nod to the growing business travel demand for Guyana.  The carrier has launched new nonstop flights between Houston, Texas and Georgetown, Guyana, including onward connectivity to Port of Spain, Trinidad.  Guyana’s booming oil industry has led to a wave of hotel growth and new airlift.  The […]


The Best Rum Bar in Jamaica

Virgin Gorda has its share of traditional hotels, luxury resorts, beachside villas, and sailor’s havens, but an adults-only French country inn is definitely a first for the island — and the British Virgin Islands as a whole. The British and French are centuries-long rivals, so perhaps it’s appropriate that this international matchmaking was pulled off […]

Puerto Rico’s Top Golf Resort Just Got Better

Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf and Beach Resort, the top golf resort in Puerto Rico, has unveiled a new golf leadership team for the Rio Mar Country Club —  along with a variety of new golf offerings and noteworthy developments for 2022.  The Rio Mar Country Club has enlisted a broad new management […]

Major Regatta Returns to St Thomas 

The popular St Thomas International Regatta is back, part of a growing wave of relaunched regattas across the Caribbean. It’s the 48th edition of the regatta, which features sailing and land events from March 24 to March 27.  That includes daily meals, music events and dinners, along with racing across a host of classes, from […]

American Airlines Set to Kick Off Daily Service to Anguilla

American Airlines is set to launch daily nonstop service from Miami to Anguilla on April 5, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The service is an expansion of existing three-flights-per-week service that has been operating since January.  The route first launched back in December 2021, the first-ever nonstop flights between the United States and Anguilla.  “At American […]

Frontier Airlines Launches New Puerto Rico Route

Frontier Airlines has added yet another new route to Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service, which kicks off Mach 24, will operate between Orlando and the fast-growing destination of Aguadilla on the island’s west coast.  The new nonstop flights are operating four times each week, with service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and […]

BVI Set for Return of Spring Regatta 

The British Virgin Islands is set for the return of its popular BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, the first time the event has been held since the onset of the pandemic.  This year will be the 49th edition fo the event, which blends competitive racing and leisurely cruising.  This year’s Regatta will be held […]

A New Tourism Push for the Island of Barbuda

Barbuda, the smaller and lesser-known sister island to Antigua, took the spotlight this week as the first-ever tourism promotion campaign featuring the island officially launched.   In an effort to draw mainstream attention to an island virtually untouched by tourism, the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) partnered with the Barbuda Council and U.K. creative agency, Motel, and debuted the […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton Visit the Caribbean  

Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have begun their official visit to the Caribbean.  The trip began this weekend with a two-day stop in Belize, where the Duke and Duchess visited historic Mayan sites and explored Belize’s biodiversity.  That’s followed by a stop in Jamaica, which includes a visit with […]

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